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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

either our constitution or our country
and men like Franklin Adams, Madison
Hamilton, Jeffer, on and Jay may AGAR
be the political light and leaders of theii
generation.
At the close of the public meeting an
, adjourned meeting of the PHI Beta Kappa
was held in the chapel. A resolution OF
, thanks to the orator for his forcible and
instructive Grafton was adopted, and
some society business transacted.
ELECTION OF TRUSTEES.
The vacancies in the corporation OF the
university were filled on Tuesday, by the
election of Hon. Torrey +. Wal,s, to ill
the place made vacant by t., tiath of
Lawrence Barnes and the e., o.. in &C
cordance with the nomina' % 90 the
alumni, Of Elias Lyman, to o.. va
caucy occasbned by the dta,r g. '"utv
LOOMS. The board of truster- 10
materially strengthened by the : liun
of two gentlemen Of sucl .iness
sngacity, intelligence and hi 4 - ,onal
standing.
JUNIOR EXHIBITION.
The junior exhibition too ph iu 40.
evening, the Howard Opera ,IUu~s I". .
filled with cultivated audience. Ca tn,
stage with President Buckham were GOV
Ormsbee, Hon. Crosby Miller OF Pomfret
Rev. G. A Huntington, Hon Torrey +
Wales and Rev. Drs. Halves AID Eaton
The programme Is as follows;
Music,
Overture b nditeustrcche.... ....... sup,
Alexander iamilton's Political I9tuence,
Fred NrI ritt torst
The Inter State Commerce Bill
George Edwin Hyd'
Music
Spanish scrcuade. ................ .... Lamottt
Burke and the French Revolution,
Allen Hazer
The Panama Canal,
Charles Lincoln Woodbury.
The Present Policy of China,
sanford Lewis Gate.
Music.
Swedish wedding march. ...... . .Sodermar
La OF Responsibility IN our Government,
Hollis Clay ton Chust
German ana American Syst, ms of EiucatioD
Paul Flynn SWEET
The secret of Shakespcure's Power.
tMyion Ldsou Story
Music.
WALTZ Farewell to Munich ............ Gung'
Bismarck and the Septenuate,
Judson Balls Howard
l. mts of knowledge.
Arthur Lincoln johnson
March -Tivol ............... ............... Car
Excused.
Mr.. Story's voice failed him and he was
unable to speak, though his Grafton wa.
one OF the best The pieces themselves
were of n high order OF excellence and il
any criticism was made it would he that
he young gentleman showed a lack OF
drlll IN their speaking as some of them
could not be distinctly heard in the back
part of the house. The speakers were all
abundantly remembered with flowers aud
the Howard Opera House orchestra dis
coursed choice music.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01
OUR HANERSACK,
Notes From Camp and Post Throughout
Vermont.

The first regiment band of Brattleboro
will go to Claremont, y. H., July 4.
Col. Hooker in his address at the dedi-
cation of the soldiers monument at Brat
tleboro says that the first Vermont soldier
killed in the rebellion was BENJAMIN W.
Russell of Brattleboro.
The next annual reunion of the Lamoille
Valley Veterans association will be held
on the fair grounds at Morrlsville, Aug. "A
and 25.
The Joe Fenix Post of East Fairlee held
campfire at Soule's hall June "a. Adj
dresses We're on the programme by George
W. Doty on Bull Run" and by Darius j.
Stafford on Prison life"
At the Barlow Gray's meeting at St AL
bans saturday evening, Major Greene pre-
sided, and the ballot'ng resulted as fol-
lows: For captain, John White; first
lieutenant. J. G.. Hoyt second lieutenant,
A. II. Austin.
The surviving members of Co. X, 10th
Vt. Vols, meet at the Newport House in
Newport. VT, June 90 at O'Clock D. M
to partake OF banquet, and form re-
union society.
A reunion of the Second Vermont bat
terry will be held at Brandon on Septem-
Der I, and o.
The monument fund for the purpose of
erecting monument to Gen. George b.
Mcclellan AT South Londonderry has al
sign of the orglnatorS of the scheme.
Gen. Stephen Thomas of Shenandoah
Valley fame assisted in celebrating the
18th, by firing shot from one of the big
memorial guns mounted behind the iden-
teal breast-works thrown up on Prospect
Hin, Somerville, formerly Charlestown,
by the American troops on the night of
the battle of Bunker Hill 1t was more in
teresting from the fact that Gen. Thomas
two 2raudfathers were both III the Amer
lean Army. j. II. Bond of Searsburgh, is
the only survivor of Co. +. on the roll as
living in Bennington county. OF Co. A.
there are quite number
The q. a. X. and W. X. c. of Benning-
ton went TO campfire at Hoosick Falls,
| Wednesday evening There is TO be a
W. X. G. organized in that village soon.
Another corps is talked of at Wilmington.
The work of putting in the foundation
OF the battle monument Is well begun.
| Solid rock has been reached at a depth of
about ID feet and the stone work is max
| ing good progress Meantime prepare
tons tor the cornerstone laying August
II are well under way. Col. George W,
! Hooker is to be chief marshal.
The annual meeting OF the Addison
| County Veterans Reunion society at Yer
genues last week in Camp j. NJ. Dyer was
Gov. Ormsbee, Gen. Henry, Department
Commander Blodgett, Col a. ;. Tracy
and others. Col. Tracy was elected com
mander of the organization Mr.. Smith of
Bristol, vlce-commander; Dr. Russell of
| Middlebury, adjutant; John NJ. Nash of
East Middlebury, quartermaster u. W.
Cobb of Weybridge, officer of the day.
| The meeting next year will be in Middle
bury 1T a date to be fixed by the officers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01
HONORARY DEGREES.

The honorary degree of Civil Engineer
on Volney G. Barbour of Burlington.
The degree of doctor of divinity on Rev.
Warren Hall Landon, A. NJ, of Port
land, Oregon, and on Rev. j. ID. Kingsbury
of Bradford, Mass.
The degree of doctor of divinity, I'd
eundem, GU Rev. Francis b. Wheeler,
ID. d., of Poughkeepsie, n. Y, and on
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
HONEY.

1t is now pretty we'll known that
honey crystalizes under the action OF
light, but remains liquid in a perfect
ly dark room. Why this change takes
place it was at length suspected to be
due to an action similar to photogra-
ply. AS food for bees it is worthless
when c~rystalized. Hence the reason
why bees succeed only when working
IN the dark. In relation to the change
produced in honey by exposure to the
lght, NJ. Scheibler found that the
pine agent which alters the molecular
arrangement of iodine of silver on the
fclted collodion plate and determines
1e formation of camphor and iodine
Gstals n a bottle causes the syrup
A\ey to assume a crystalline form
A experimenter inclosed honey IN
sEoAed TASKS, some of which were
kepUSn pefect darkness, others ex-
poseoto theight. The invariable re-
suit ws, tie snnned portion rapidly
crystalhed,yhile thai iant in the dark
remained erfectly liquIu. Farm,
FseH and &dsman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07

work in Analysing ashes OF all xmas
refuse manurial substances, agrlcul-
tural chemicals, the mixed fertilizers
which have been compounded by the
students and outside farmers, samples
of ensilage, fodder crops, etc.
But the laboratory work OF the
Massachusetts experiment station Is
but a small part Of it's business. Cattle
and ~pig-feeding experiments are car
ried on, and aside from the field tests
on a practical scale there are a great
number of experimental plots devoted
to other crops. Wheat and other
cereals are under study, and the well
known plants upon which single ele-
ments of plant food have been tested
will this year produce results of in
creased interest because two elements
of food instead of one are being used.
The graduating candidates number
10, of whom two are from Brazil, one
from New Hampshire and the others
from Massachusetts,.
Eighty free scholarships have been
established at the college. These
scholarships mean free tuition, and
almost any bright boy can secure one.
These scholarships are paid for by the
State. Office Farm and Home, Spring
field, Mass, June 18th.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
FORAGE CROP EXPERIMENTS

We find at the Agricultural CoI1ono
of Mississippi that land planted So
feed crops will make as much rotn,n al
for the investment in labor as # w;nHs
planted in a safe crop, in fact a bo++on
return than we get from PLANTING co+
ton.
Again we find that ALTERNATING c,1
tivating, crops with such crops as noos
clover and other forage crops the Iond
improves in fertility and productivo'
ness, also land that been pastnrod
three to five years may then be cnIti
waited again and the crop increased
three or four fold without applv;na
fertilizers. Prof. J. A. Myers, of this
college, and myself commenced an in.
vestigation last year to learn wbv tbo
growing of the forage crops benefited
the land for succeeding crops. It is
simply a repetition of similar expert.
ments that have been made in Europe
We find that an acre of lespedeza
COW pea, and clover and Bermuda
grass roots, after removing the ton
growth, weigh from 1000 to 10000
pounds, and that the roots contain
from five to thirty dollars worth of
%fertilizing matter estimated in the
same way that the value of the CON-
mercial fertilizers is determined. We
are adopting the plan of cultivating
our best land two or three years, and
then planting to clover two years.
Our poor and thin land we are pas.
turing. and such Of it as We desire to
crop will be cropped one or two years,
and pastured from four to six years.
One of our fields that made ten bush
els of corn to the acre in 1881 with
200 pounds of fertilizer, pastured then
until the present year, promises now,
from present appearances, to make
forty bushels of corn to the acre with
out being fortified. Another field
planted in corn in 1884 and 'S5, was
sowed to red clover March LIST, 1886.
1t made two tons Of good hay to the
acre last year, and in washing out the
clover roots left in the sod last winter
we found some 1000 pounds of roots
that analysis contained as much plant
food as half a ton of standard fertil-
izer.
This result was obtained from SOW
ing one dollars worth of clover seed
to the acre, and without blowing the
land, on land that has been improved
by filling the soil with roots. We are
now beginning to use the concentrated
fertilizers. Now this is not intensive
farming, if [ understand the meaning
given to that expression it is, how
however, intensive labor, counting the
number of hands that are required on
a farm worked on this plan, as com
pared with a farm all under cultiva-
ton. The system calls for stock, to
consume thf forage grown to fill the
soil with roDts, to utilize poor land for
pasture, and make it pay new while
it is improving, to make manure, and
to get the lood value of cotton seed
in addition 10 it's fertilizing value. 1t
mesns stock growing to a much greater
extent than [ understand to be advo-
Gated In the article I have stated that
l can now agree with, and it would
also render the working force of the
average cotton and corr plantations
abound four-ifths in number. The
question for discussion is, CAL this
Of farming that is successful
With us be adopted elsewhere ?-PRoF.
3. A. GULLY in Southern Cuhirator for
1uly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07

is to convert plant food already in tbo
soil into a shape in which if ne
utilized, and to accomplish this it m, Dt
be applied in large quantities-5onut sI
100 bushels to the acre-and froaI! 70
Stacked. One such application is slG
cient for several years.-EDs.l '"DI'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-25

nmes a millionaire She was his third
we, and was a Miss Endicott, cousin to
Sae secretary Of War. Though past 40,
mrs. Roberts is still young and very hand
some She is an imposing figure at the
opera; is always Mt the leading society
events, entertains in the most lavish manner,
ana while much sought after does not possess
that tact to win all hearts so necessary to
one who would become an acknowledged
leader However, by her wealth, beauty
and position she will always remain a per-
sonage in New York society.
Mrs. Henry Clews is another possible
leader, rs she is already popular. She has
much dignity, and has both wealth and
beauty. She has great charm of manner
that IS very captivating. She is the wife of
the well-known banker, Henry Clews. Their
home is on Fortieth street, a few dcors from
Fifth avenue, opposite the reservoir.
Mrs. Clews is a Kentuciian. Her name
was Lucy Madison Worthington. Both she
and her sister, who was afterward Mrs
Secretary Belknap. always attracted much
attention wherever they went for their
great beauty She is tall, queenly, with
dark hair and ewes, and a tinge of pink in
her complexion that comes and goes as she
converses. She is a woman fond of study
and the serious side Of life, while she thor
oughly enjoys society. She gives one the
appearance she was born to rule Their
home is complete with costly and rare
belongings, that mark it as home of
wealth. 1t is a fitting place to entertain
sumptuously.
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NoIsen1an.

One cannot refrain from speaking of Mr..
Ward McAllister in connection with society
leadership. He it is who is the guide and
mentor of society. His social laws are as
severe as were those OF the Modes and Per-
slams He says who shall and who shall not
be invited to the leading parties and balls.
He it is who revises lists of acquaintance of
those who by accident have become &C
oainted with 'detrinentals." The last two
or three seasons he has mingled less with the
CAV world and his absence has been felt,
people securing invitations to the Patri-
archs that never before dreamed of getting
them.
Mr.. McAllister is Southerner by birth.
He is lawyer by profession, and his brother,
Hall McAllister, is the leading lawyer in
San Francisco. Mr.. McAllister belongs also
to the famous Kentucky Ward family. His
home is on Sixteenth street, just east of
Fifth avenue. His wife, who is also of
Southern birth, is devoted to her home and
family and goes little into society.
BETSY O'DowD.
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PLAYING SANTA CLAUS.

BY George A. Meekins, in the American
Santa Claus is in many parts and of an
unknown quantity. His jubilee is the one
red letter day of all others in the year. The
young joyfully look forward to his coming,
and to the old he brings sweet reminis-
cences. While great blessing, he occa-
sionally leaves remorse with those who per-
senate him. At least such was the exper-
fence of Christopher Columbus King. Lum
King, as the town people called him for
short, w as, previous to this mishap, good
natured, overgrown country fellow He
was heavy enough to be President, and his
jovial disposition was the cause of
his great popularity. He had been
one of the boys, but now was leading the
highest Sunday school class in the Method
list church This distinction gave him higher
ideas of life. He was in love- and that, too,
with pretty Sallie Holmes, the organist
Sallie was the niece of old long-legged jimmy
Evans, one of the GeaconS of the church
Now, old long -legged Jimmy was the one
thorn in Lum's sunny life. The enmty
dated back a number of years. Old Jimmy
was lean and lank, and he had worked his
jaws on tobacco so much that he was as ca
daverous looking as u Florida alligator.
large raw-hide boots, and decorated with
his old SLOUGH hat be was great deal more
picturesque than he was beautiful
On this Christmas Eve the Sunday school
was to have Christmas tree, and cornuco-
pias of sweetmeats and presents for each
member were to hang on its branches. Lum
was selected for the part Of Santa Claus.
He hemmed and hawed over it for some
time, but the minister kept pegging away
at him. Sally joined in the persuasion, and
one look from her settled the question. He
consented to fill the bill, provided that his
personality was not to be revealed. The
duties were light, he thought, and then
there was chance of getting along in
Sally's favor. He merely had to climb a
ladder TO one Of the pulpit windows, and.
during the singing of a Christmas carol to
appear from behind the curtain and make
himself interesting 70 the big and little
ones.
He determined from the start to be the
most successful Santa Claus ever known In
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-25

Mrs. Robert Goelet is already one of the
leaders of society. She, with her husband
and family, occupies the very SPACIOUS and
magnificent mansion corner of Forty-eighth
street and Fifth avenue. People often stop
to look at the beautiful stained glass window
in the front hall, which may be seen from
the street. 1t represents King Henry V. on
his famous white charger, and is one of
the finest specimens of stained glass in the
city. Mrs Goelet is naughty, imperious
woman, but attractive to her intimates. She
is not a handsome woman, although by her
force of will she brings people under her
sway and fascination. She was the eldest
daughter of George Henry Warren, whose
home is also on Fifth avenue. Her sister-in-
law, Mrs, Ogden Goelet, was Miss Wilson,
of Fifth avenue, whose brother married
Miss Carrie Astor. She aspires to rule,
and has the wealth and position to do so.
She is recognized leader, and has been
conspicuous in English society having
entertained H. r. H. the Prince of Wales at
Cowes, on board her husbands yacht, the
Norseman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-25

Hark. the gladsoule Christmas music.
Ringing. ringing in the air,
Hosts OF hspry children 5 voices,
Singing, singing everywhere;
Clear they raise
Joyful lays
In Jesus praise.
Lo, while infant lips are sending
Pleasure, pleasure through the earth
Hoery heads in worship bending,
Treasure, treasure. Jesus birth,
That of old
Angels told
To shepherd bold.
Angels sang Messiah's story,
Thrilling thrilling all on high;
Sped the Eastern star Of glory
Filling earth and sky
With a light
Wondrous bright,
Rejoicing night.
Magi brought their mystic treasure.
SHOWING, showing Christ was born,
Mary knew mothers pleasure,
Glowing, glowing Christmas morn,
Garlands bring,
Carols sing,
For Christ is King.
Meekly Graded in Manager,
Sleeping, sleeping Jesus lay.
King OF xmas, yet homeless stranger
Keeping, keeping Christmas day,
Gladly tell
IAN is well,
Emmanuel.''
-CARINE L. ROSE
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-25

Theaccompanyingp ictureis of Mrs. Astor,
taken some years ago. tits from portrait
by Huntington.
The question has been often asked if we
are tfeteriorating in courtesy, if the second
generation is not more frivolous, if they
do not rather scott at conven-
tionalitles which are made rigid
rules in society. We may not still re-
tain the formal stiffness of our grand
mothers, or even our mothers, but there are
young and beautiful ladies who, by right of
their p sition, may be looked upon as prob
able leaders of society in the near future
and to whom the children of to-day will
look for example and guidance. They are
the dowagers of the future.
Naturally the daughters of Mrs. William
B. Aston occur to u.s. They are all three
bright, clever young women, and more than
usually good looking The elder, Mrs.
Roosevelt, was Miss Helen Aston; her hus-
band is of the old New York family, whoso
name he bears He has an ample fortune as
has his wife. She is dignified yet kind
hearted and is always power in society. The
second daughter, Augusta, named for the lady
who has Just died, is the wife OF Coleman
Drayton He is lawyer, and their home is
on Fifth avenue. Mrs Orme Wilson, the
third daughter, was formerly Miss Carrie
Astor. All of these young matrons are
we'll equipped for the social greatness that
is theirs and which is likely to be enhanced
IN the future.
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In NEW YORK SOCIETY.
CHANGES IN LEADERS SINCE MRS
ASTOR'S DEATH.

Mrs. Ogden Goelet, Mrs. Roberts and
Young Mrs. Astor-Who Will Wear
Mrs. Astor's Mantle.
New York, Dec. A-In the death of
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, New York has lost
its most prominent and popular leader A
thorough lady in the best acceptation Of the
word, Mrs. AStor held, by her own graces
and wealth, the position which none ever
disputed. In her death we cannot but feel
that much of the social dignity of New
York has gone, and we look about THE So
cial circle to see upon whose shoulders the
mantle of her goodness, refinement and
position may fall. Of course, Mrs. William
B. Astor, the sister-in-law of the deceased
lady, Will at once be accorded the first place,
but she has so long held her position al
most side by side with Mrs. John Jacob Aston
that tits no new thing to look upon her as a
leader.
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MRS. MARSHAL O. ROBERTS

Mrs. William Waldorf Astor, whose hus-
band is a Son of the recently deceased Mrs.
Aston, is bright, sparkling, pretty woman.
She was Miss Mary Paul, of Philadelphia,
and her family is well-known in the Quaker
City. She is a devoted mother to her two
or three little children, but she is also fond
of society. She has gentleness OF manner
and cordiality that do not denote the
ruler, bit she is innately a lady, and by
her position she will always hold a promi-
nenf place, even though she does not aspire
30 rule.
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AUCTION SALES FUTURE DAYS.
~ --,-~~~--~-~-~~
TWO ELEGANT RESIDENCES
FOR SALE.
c. \. DOrsett, AuCtloneer

VIII offer at the Court House on TUESDAY,
January Sd, 1883, during the usual hours Of
sale, unless sold previously at private sale,
Those two large airy and splenddly located
residences, known as Nos. 1871 and 1888 Perry
street, between Bull and Whitaker streets upon
lot No, ~, Brown ward These houses are well
built, furnished in good style with all the mod
ern conveniences; large and airy rooms, with
square, convenient to Theatre, Churches,
schools and Cars, cannot be exceIled. The cost
Of taxes dots fee simple>, State, County and
City, and Water Rent, is less than $500 per
snnum The houses will be sold separately,
upon very easy terms, to-wit: one-third cash,
one-third in one year. aud ono third in two
years. Interest ct per cent and bond for
titles
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Mrs. Marshal O. Roberts, whose home is
In the plain but massive looking building
corner of Fifth avenue and Eighteenth
street, aspires to be a social leader. She Is a
tall, MISUNDERSTANDING woman, with an
lmperious manner to all save her intimates.
She is the widow Of Mr.. Roberts. many
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-25
CHEAP ADVERTISING.
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